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As far as their public activities are concerned, the Communist Party in
Uruguay has the same organization as in Chile or in Argentina. In all city
quarters and districts there have been established so-called "City Quarter
Committees", "People's Libraries" and a permanent corps of party public
speakers. The latter work systematic especially among the group of labor
sections in the city where they continually arrange for propaganda and
discussion meetings in order to acquaint the laborers with communist doctrines.
At the same time the Communist Party owns several newspapers. During the
years between 1940 - 45, the party succeeded in importing a great number of
films, which they have shown in the biggest movie theater in Montevideo. As
their main task, the party considered the infiltration of their ideas into
all branches of the public, economic and spiritual life of the nation. This
task, however, does not take place openly before the eyes of the public, but
takes place expertly camouflaged and entirely separated from the public activities
of the party.
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An intensive ideologic work was spreading among the vital political,
economic, industrial and intellectual circles of the nation and within these
the party workd through small and efficient cells. Special attention is of
course directed towards the unions, the "meat" and "metal workers". The
leader of the "meat" union is the communist CROSA, at this time also a deputy
in the Chamber of Deputies. The leader of the "metal workers" union is the
woman communist COSTA, also a deputy. It is interesting to note she is the
first female deputy in Uruguay.
Without any question, the later center of activities on the part of the
communist party is to be found among the circles of students, where the party
has developed the best propaganda forces. In this respect it has not hesitated
to employ all means and efforts in order to enlist supporters and indeed has
obtained marked results whthin the last few years.
The leader of the syndicate of students D. ELIA, is Itoday the chief of
the "Brotherhood of Red Students". Secretary of the syndicate is the communist
ALBERTO MUINO, and the chief of the propaganda of-,the syndicate is the
communist AIBERTO LASPALCES. The father of LASPALCES is a well known newspaperman
in Montevideo, a follower of communism and a declared friend of Russia
Ind a decided anti-American. All these aforementioned persons are esteemed
members of the Communist Party and among students enjoy considerable reputation.
The communist ideology from day to day gains more supporters among the
students, which is due to the greatest extent to the expertly organized cells
and their efficient work. Owing to their strict discipline and energetic
leadership an intensive and forceful communistic propaganda develops itself
In pil universities, high schools and colleges, where under pretense of,
studyihg literature, history and philosophy, commtmistio doctrines are being.,
propagandicid. For this very purpose the party alreadrhas'ospecially valuable
tells amanethe'groups of professors which, however, tOrAhe,purpose of ,camouflage,
:are"not brought into connection with the party (Invthe year 1943'
morinngaineftossession of a complete list of such profeVsors who belonvts,t19,
such seciet'ciammunistic cells, however, he cannot"remembe&most of their names).
It wasextreifiely'difficult to get hold of the list and only possible in view
of his , goodmonnections which he still has This list he still has among his
Nrsonal,belOngings in Montevideo.